Where does “potetpuré” come from?

potetpuré (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk potet, from English potato, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

potetpuré (Norwegian Nynorsk): mashed potatoes

Definitions

  1. mashed potatoes

Ancestry of “potetpuré”, step by step

potetpuré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk potet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpoteta potato
2EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
3Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
4Taínobatatasweet potato

via Norwegian Nynorsk puré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpurépurée or puree
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potato →